Data Usage Terms and Conditions

General Terms and Conditions For Passenger Transport Data

Environment Canterbury is the promotional name for Canterbury Regional Council and Metro is the promotional brand of the public transport system managed by Canterbury Regional Council.

Environment Canterbury owns the copyright on the information.

Where any of the information is used in any reports, publications, media statements or other documents, or oral statements or electronic record that is made available to any third party or the general public Environment Canterbury shall be attributed as the source of the information but no Environment Canterbury, Metro or Metroinfo branding or logo shall be displayed unless the prior agreement of Environment Canterbury is obtained.

The user agrees that any application development using the information will not contain any advertising unless prior permission has been obtained by Environment Canterbury Regional Council.

By using the information provided the user agrees to indemnify Environment Canterbury (including Metro, Metroinfo, any of Environment Canterbury other brand names or associated entities not states here) for any direct or indirect loss sustained as a consequence of a breach of any of these terms and conditions.

Where any of the information is made available electronically on a publically displayed site the person making it available shall have the responsibility of ensuring that it is updated so that it is current at all times or is removed.

Developer additional terms and conditions

In order to receive the Greater Christchurch transport data you must register by completing the registration form at the bottom of this page. All personal information within the register should be kept current and any changes to personal information should be notified by emailing metro@ecan.govt.nz.

Registration for access to the data and / or use of the data will indicate your acceptance of all Terms and Conditions on this page. If you intend to use the data for anything that may breach any of the Terms and Conditions you must obtain written permission from Environment Canterbury Regional Council.Failure to do so will be regarded as a breach of our Terms and Conditions and could result in your rights to access being revoked and / or legal action taken.

You are able to;

1. Develop tools to publish or distribute - that display bus data for the Greater Christchurch and Timaru public transport regions

You agree to;

1. Ensure all information you publish will be timely and accurate and data will not be reworded or reformatted in any way that may provide misleading or inaccurate information.

2. Indemnify Environment Canterbury Regional Council of any direct or indirect loss, damage, cost or expense suffered or incurred by you in the use, display, adaptation or sharing of the data.

3. Indemnify Environment Canterbury of any and all responsibility in the breach of any patent that you may directly or indirectly cause in the use of the information.

4. That all intellectual property rights are owned by Environment Canterbury Regional Council.

5. Be solely responsible for any actions you take based on the information obtained through the data and all outcomes resulting from your use of the information.

You agree not to;

1. Use any data for any improper, injurious, offensive or unlawful ways.

2. Use the data in any way that may cause detriment to or bring Environment Canterbury Regional Council into disrepute.

3. Use any Environment Canterbury Regional Council branding, trade names, trademarks, logos or domain names (including Metro or Metroinfo branding) on any application or web interfaces created. Put advertising alongside, below, above or within the data.

Availability of data

1. Environment Canterbury reserves the right to alter, suspend or delete any data
temporarily or permanently at any time.

2. Environment Canterbury reserves the right to modify or upgrade the data from time to time and you are expected to ensure you obtain and use that modified or upgraded data.

3. Environment Canterbury reserves the right to change or add to these terms and conditions at any time without warning. Your continued use of the data after a change or addition will be treated as acceptance of the changed terms and conditions.

Disclaimer

This information is accurate to the best of Environment Canterbury's knowledge and belief. Environment Canterbury has exercised all reasonable skill and care in the preparation, recording and management of this information but it accepts no liability in contract, tort or otherwise for any direct, indirect, consequential or incidental damage, loss, injury or expense that arises from any errors in the information, whether due to Environment Canterbury or a third party, or that arises from the provision, use, or misuse, of the information available from this site.

Note on Provisional Information

These data values have not been reviewed or edited and may be subject to change.

Environment Canterbury while providing this information in good faith, accepts no responsibility for any loss, damage, injury, or loss in value to any person, property, service or otherwise resulting from its use.

If accurate information, or other environmental data is required the user should contact Environment Canterbury’s Customer Services 0800 324636.

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User Type

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This is to help us understand the user base so we can tailor future functionality.